the day the Emperor came (Annpachi-cho, Gifu prefecture, Japan): photo by Stephen Cairns, 30 September 2012

searching for Sugimoto. Hiroshi Sugimoto has a fantastic series of images featuring the
interiors of American theatres. The series is borne from a simple
idea: what would happen if a camera were brought into a movie theatre
and the shutter kept open for the length of the film. The answer is
equally simple but brilliant. After two hours of entertainment nothing
remains -- nothing but the light. This is a huge pachinko LED sign.
Pachinko is a Japanese gambling pastime. I leave you to draw your own
conclusions: photo by Stephen Cairns, 26 October 2013